Stock Market Crash Close: Sensex slumps 1,100 points; Nifty ends at 24,481; SMIDs sink up to 2%

Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights, Wednesday: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap and the Nifty SmallCap indices ended 2.2 per cent and 2.1 per cent down, respectively

3:54 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Market expert view

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Global risk sentiment remained fragile amid ongoing tensions in the Middle East and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which kept oil prices volatile. Indian equities mirrored the broader risk‑off environment due to the impact of inflation and potential for higher CAD. 

 

The continued depreciation of the INR also remains a key concern, while incremental foreign outflows lead to near-term volatility in the market. We advise investors to avoid panic sell-off and adopt a disciplined, long-term perspective and exercise patience over the next several weeks, as current price levels may offer a strategic entry point for the medium to long term.

 

View by: Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments

3:45 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Technical expert view

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Immediate support for Nifty is placed around 24,300-24,200, and a decisive breakdown below this region could accelerate the decline toward the 24,000 psychological level. On the upside, 24,600 acts as the immediate resistance, followed by a stronger supply zone near 24,900–25,000, which must be reclaimed on a closing basis to restore positive sentiment.

 

Momentum indicators remain subdued, with the RSI hovering near oversold territory, while the MACD continues to remain in the negative zone, indicating that although the market appears stretched on the downside, sustained buying interest will be necessary for stabilisation.

 

View by: Ponmudi R, CEO of Enrich Money

3:40 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sectors that moved D-St today

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty Metal was the top loser, down nearly 4 per cent, followed by Realty, PSU Bank and Oil and Gas index. 

3:39 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Here's how broader markets performed

Stock Market LIVE Updates: In the broader markets, the Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 indiced ended 2.16 per cent and 2.11 per cent lower, respectively.  

3:38 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Here's a look at the Sensex movers today

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Tata Steel, L&T, UltraTech Cement, Bajaj Finance, NTPC and Bajaj Finserv were the top losers, down up to 7.1 per cent, while Bharti Airtel, Infosys and TechM were the only gainers. 

3:36 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty closes 1.5% lower at 24,480

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Benchmark Nifty50 index ended 385.20 points, or 1.55  per cent lower at 24,480.5 on Wednesday. 

 

3:35 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex ends 1,122 pts lower at 79,116

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Benchmark Sensex index ended 1122.66 points, or 1.4 per cent lower at 79,116.19 on Wednesday

 

3:11 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: War jolts mid, small caps most; what's way ahead for investors?

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Indian stock market came under intense selling pressure as escalating war tensions spooked investor confidence, with the benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty 50 tumbling more than 2 per cent in intraday trade today. As of 2:30 PM, the BSE Sensex was down 0.9 per cent at 79,489, while the Nifty 50 slipped 1.1 per cent to 24,580. Read more. 

3:00 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 3 PM market update

Stock Market LIVE Updates: As of 3:00 PM, the Nifty50 was trading 1.13 per cent or 281.45 points down at 24,572, and the Sensex was trading 1.08 per cent or 896 points down at 79,310.50.

2:53 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: February PMI services comes in at 58.1; new order growth at 13-month low

Stock Market LIVE Updates: India's PMI services for the month of February came in at 58.1 against 58.5 in the month of January, according to the HSBC India Services PMI Business Activity Index. Output growth across India's service economy was broadly stable heading towards the end of the current fiscal year, despite new orders rising at the slowest pace since January 2025. Read more. 

2:44 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: How Iran war could impact oil, equities, forex: HSBC shares 3 scenarios

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The aggressive military actions of Israel, the United States, and Iran in West Asia have upended the global economic outlook. Investors, globally, are assessing the repercussions of the ongoing Iran-Israel-US war, which began on February 28, 2026, with joint US-Israeli strikes on Iranian targets. Read more. 

2:36 PM

Stock Market Crash LIVE Updates: Nifty, Sensex off day's low

Stock Market Crash LIVE Updates: The Nifty50 was trading 1.4 per cent or 335.35 points down at 24,537.80, and the Sensex was trading 1.2 per cent or 933.66 points down at 79,319.60 as of 2:33 PM. The Nifty50 recovered 232.4 points from day's low, and the Sensex recovered 876 points.

2:22 PM

Stock Market Crash LIVE Updates: Investors lose nearly ₹22 trn in 3 days on West Asia tensions

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Indian equity benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, fell for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, wiping out around ₹21.90 trillion in market capitalisation as escalating West Asia conflict weighed on sentiments. Read more. 

2:11 PM

Stock Market Crash LIVE Updates: South Korea's Kospi posts worst session in 46 years

Stock Market LIVE Updates: South Korea's Kospi dropped 12 per cent in Wednesday's session and marked the worst decline in 46 years on fears that the US-Iran tension may affect Asia's fourth-largest economy, Reuters reported. 

South Korean won plunged to 17-year low against the US dollar.

2:01 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: 2 PM market update

Stock Market LIVE Updates: As of 2:00 PM, the Nifty 50 was trading 1.74 per cent or 428 points down at 24,441, and the Sensex was trading 1.6 per cent or 1,257.48 points down at 78,977.47.

1:53 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: IGL hits 52-week low, MGL tanks 9% on supply disruption fears

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Share prices of city gas distribution (CGD) companies were under pressure on Wednesday, falling up to 9 per cent on the BSE on reports that Qatar has declared force majeure on deliveries, following a halt in production. in the wake of an Iranian drone strike. The strike, as per reports, has led to a disruption in supplies to Indian industry by up to 40 per cent. Qatar is India's largest supplier of imported natural gas. Read more. 

1:43 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: BPCL, HPCL, IOC crack up to 5% as oil prices soar on West Asia flare-up

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of Indian Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) continued to face selling pressure for the second straight session after oil prices soared as escalating West Asia tensions rattled investor sentiment. Read more. 

1:37 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Ethanol price hike due? Balrampur, Ugar, Renuka Sugars rally up to 18%

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of sugar companies were in demand and rallied up to 18 per cent on the BSE in Wednesday’s intra-day trade on hopes of an increase in ethanol price, as crude oil prices flare up. Oil prices have surged up to 12 per cent since the start of the war in West Asia. Read more. 

1:26 PM

Stock Market Crash LIVE: Iran-Israel-US war impact: Dubai stock market drops 5%; Israel hits record

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Major stock exchanges in West Asia reopened for full-day trading for the first time since the US-Israel-Iran war erupted on February 28, triggering sharp volatility across regional financial markets. Read more. 

1:21 PM

Stock Market Crash LIVE Updates: Strait of Hormuz closure risk a 'transit shock' for India: Kotak Securities

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz (SoH), warning that any vessel attempting to transit the waterway would be targeted, said Sumit Pokharna, VP fundamental research, Kotak Securities. Read more. 

1:15 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Brent crude rises 3% on rising US-Iran conflict

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Brent crude oil futures rose 3.03  per cent to $83.89 per barrel as of 1:14 PM. 

1:12 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Gold and silver ETFs fall amid stronger US dollar and global volatility

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Gold and silver exchange-traded funds (ETFs) came under pressure on Wednesday, March 3, reversing gains after hitting a more than four-week high on Monday, March 2. The sharp fall in precious metals was driven by a strengthening U.S. dollar, which offset safe-haven flows triggered by the escalating US-Israeli air war against Iran, creating volatility across global markets. Read more. 

1:02 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty SmallCap 50 top five losers

Stock Market LIVE Updates: PG Electroplast, Redington, Manappuram Finance, Inox Wind, and NBCC shares were the top losers in the Nifty SmallCap 50 index.

 

12:51 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty MidCap 50 top five losers

Stock Market LIVE Updates: NMDC, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, Ashok Leyland, Bharat Heavy Electricals, and APL Apollo Tubes shares were top losers in the Nifty MidCap 50 index. 

 

12:43 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex contributors & detractors

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Tata Steel, Larsen & Toubro, and UltraTech Cement shares were the top losers in the Sensex.

 

12:40 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Broader markets decline

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Nifty MidCap and the SmallCap indices were trading 2.79 per cent and 2.75 per cent, down respectively. 

 

12:35 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: JM Financial flags risks for port logistics sector amid West Asia tensions

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Escalation in the US-Israel and Iran conflict and the possibility of disruption in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf could impact Indian port logistics, according to JM Financial. Read more. 

12:24 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: IndiGo skids 13% in 3 days, nears 52-wk low; why airline stock trades weak?

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The share price of InterGlobe Aviation (IndiGo) hit an over 11-month low of ₹4,293, as the stock slipped 5 per cent on the BSE in Wednesday’s intra-day trade. Read more. 

12:13 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Nifty crashes 1,000 points below its 200-DMA; analysts see more downside

Stock Market LIVE Updates: The ongoing conflict in West Asia triggered a sharp fall in the Nifty 50 index in the last two trading sessions. The index is now trading nearly 1,000-points below its 200-day moving average (DMA) that stands at 25,345 mark - a key technical level it first breached last Friday. If the war prolongs and impacts crude oil prices further, analysts see more pain ahead for the markets. Read more. 

12:08 PM

Stock Market LIVE Updates: BSE Realty index hits 52-week low; DLF, Lodha, Sobha dip up to 4%

Stock Market LIVE Updates: Shares of real estate companies were under pressure with the BSE Realty index hitting a 52-week low of 5,772.34, falling 3 per cent on the BSE in Wednesday’ intra-day trade on concerns of demand outlook. Read more.